Full Day Winemakers Tour in Marlborough | La Vacanza Travel

Full Day Winemakers Tour in Marlborough

Duration: 6 hours 30 minutes
Destination: New Zealand, South Island, Blenheim
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  • 6 hours 30 minutes
  • Blenheim
  • E-Voucher
  • Lowest Price
  • Not-Cancellable

Overview

With a winemaker as your guide; your tour starts with an informative vineyard stroll, followed by a behind-the-scenes look at a modern working winery where you may be able to taste grape juice fresh from the press, sample a young Pinot Noir from the barrel, or try a freshly filtered Sauvignon Blanc. You can ask all those curly questions, and capture the best behind-the-scenes winery photos.

Next, we’ll get up close and personal with the Marlborough wine region and you’ll taste any delight that isn’t tied down. In our full day tour you visit 4-6 wineries which may include a local brewery (depending on the preferences of the group), with over 40 cellar doors to choose from, if you’ve got a favourite we’ll do our best to get you there. This tour does not include a visit to Cloudy Bay, Fromm and Hans Herzog. Lunch at a vineyard restaurant is always a highlight and is at your own cost. There is opportunity to visit the Makana Chocolate Shop.

Visit 4-6 wineries.

Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product

Stop At: Mount Riley Wines, 10 Malthouse Road, Riverlands 7274, New Zealand

We begin the day by going behind the scenes on this exclusive tour of a modern working winery, with informative vineyard stroll.

Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

Stop At: Allan Scott Family Winemakers, 229 Jacksons Road, Blenheim 7273 New Zealand

This is one of our favourite winery restaurants that we often stop at to enjoy a relaxed gourmet lunch.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Ant Moore Wines Cellar Door, RD 3, 309 Rapaura Road, Blenheim 7273, New Zealand

If you like beer and cider, we sometimes finish the tour relaxing at our favourite local DNA brewery. It is an opportunity to taste local hand-crafted, and award winning beers and ciders! Otherwise, they also have award-winning Ant Moore wines!

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Makana Confections, Corner of Rapaura Road and O'Dwyer's Road, Blenheim 7273 New Zealand

If you like Chocolate then a stop at Makana confectionary is a must.

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Saint Clair Family Estate Vineyard Kitchen, 13 Selmes Road Rd3, Blenheim 7273 New Zealand

Fantastic wine and food and is one of our preferred lunch restaurants on the tour depending on the weather and the size of the group.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Lawson’s Dry Hills, 238 Alabama Road, Blenheim 7242 New Zealand

Lawson's Dry Hills Wines showcases the unique characteristics of the region's terroir through their elegant and expressive wines. Their commitment to sustainable practices and innovation further contributes to their reputation as a respected and sought-after winery.

Duration: 45 minutes

Inclusions
  • All wine tasting fees
  • Air-conditioned vehicle
  • Free door-to-door collection and drop off from Blenheim/Renwick areas
  • Lunch stop during the tour - at your own cost
  • Entry/Admission - Makana Confections
  • Entry/Admission - Ant Moore Wines Cellar Door
  • Entry/Admission - Saint Clair Family Estate Vineyard Kitchen
  • Entry/Admission - Mount Riley Wines
  • Entry/Admission - Lawson’s Dry Hills

Exclusions
  • Lunch - at your own cost on the day
  • Note: Bring a pair of closed shoes (no heels) for our winery visit
  • Note: We encourage our guests to have a good breakfast before the wine tour.
  • Picton, Havelock, Rarangi, Hawkesbury & Waihopai transfers may be available with additional charge
  • This tour does not include a visit to Cloudy Bay and Fromm
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Most travelers can participate
  • This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 11 travelers
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking, unless booked within 2 days of travel. In this case confirmation will be received within 48 hours, subject to availability
Departure Point

Traveler pickup is offered
Free pick-up from all central Blenheim and Renwick accommodation, or from the Blenheim "I Site"


Airports

  • Blenheim Airport, Blenheim New Zealand


Ports

  • Picton, Marlborough


Departure Time

10:30 AM

Voucher info

You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.

Duration

6 hours 30 minutes


User's Reviews

Fearless67942178611

04 Apr, 2024

What a great experience this was trying the very best of Marlborough wines! Our guide Cam was extremely knowledgeable and put the whole group at ease. We visited 5 different wineries, learned a lot and definitely drank a lot. And to top it off we ended the day with a visit to a chocolate factory which Cam didn’t need to do which was a nice touch! All in all a fantastic day out, you learn a lot and most importantly you get to try a variety of unique wines (in particular Sauvignon Blanc which the area is known for)… and don’t be too daunted if it’s your first time wine tasting, it was my first time and I thoroughly enjoyed it! If you’re ever in Blenheim this should definitely be on your list!

ChrisOe89

23 Mar, 2024

We had a great day with Hop n Grape tour. Our guide was Darlene. She was so kind and did a great job. We learnt many things about wine and she answered all our questions. We visited 5 winery and were lucky that we booked the option with the pick up from our accommodation. We had such a amazing time, meet new people, enjoy a lot of wine and learn more about wine. Thanks Darlene!!!

woodfinyorkshire

20 Mar, 2024

Cameron was an excellent guide, patient, kind and very knowledgeable. He took us to 6 varied wineries, including bubbles before lunch, and obviously had put real thought into the ones he had chosen. We were picked up from our accommodation on time and at no time in the day did we feel rushed.Lunch at one of the wineries was also excellent.

Scenic18827886832

18 Mar, 2024

We had a wonderful day with Hop n Grape and Cam was just amazing. It was a great little group of only 6 and so it was very personal. We were at several awesome smaller wineries and had a delicious lunch break. When Cam realized that my wife is not so much into white wine he replanned the tour and made it possible that we stop at other locations than originally planned, such as a place which makes awesome „Champagne-like“ sparkling wine and at the Fromm Winery were we could focus completely on their selection of wonderful red wines. Thank you Cam for sharing your incredible knowledge, your flexibility and for making this day absolutely unforgettable!

hannahfZ319FX

16 Mar, 2024

Wow what can we say, what a fantastic day exploring the wineries with our guide Darlene. She was so knowledgeable and so kind, listened to the types of wines we liked and made sure we tasted some of our favourites as well as making us try some new varieties. She couldn’t have been more attentive and made us all feel so comfortable when offering our opinions of the wines. The relationship between Darlene and the cellar door hosts was evident and she is clearly a wonderful ambassador for her company. Would definitely recommended Darlene and Hop & Grape tours to anyone in the region, thank you again Darlene.

User's Picture Gallery

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Great Wine Tasting with Darlene

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Perfect day and great experience!

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Wonderful Wines with Our Wonderful Host Darlene

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Wine lovers day

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Loving Marlborough wines!

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Darlene was a great host, great value

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Wonderful wine tour

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Great tasting tour of Marlborough wineries

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Exceptional service and delicious wines.

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Deserves more stars!!!

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Fantastic Day

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Great wine & views

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Great! A must even if you don’t drink wine…

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It was “LUSH” !!!!

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Incredible experience

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Fantastic tour with a competent guide

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An enjoyable day tour

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Fantastic wine tour experience

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Fantastic Marlborough wine tour

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A great tour to experience the Marlborough wine country.

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Fantastic wine tour with a great host! A definite bucket list item to tick off!

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10/10

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Good day Wonderful wine

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Brilliant Blenheim

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